Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)


Implications of Globalization for the Development of
Agro-based Industries in Developing Countries
of the ESCAP Region: An Overview
(ST/ESCAP/2325)




CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
  1. Developing economies of Asia and the Pacific region in
    a globalizing world
  2. Agro-based industries
  3. Rationale and context for the promotion of agro-based
    industries
  1. IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION FOR AGRO-BASED
    INDUSTRIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
    1. Increased movement of goods: trade liberalization
    2. Increased capital flows
    3. Increased flow of knowledge and information
    4. Increased movement of labour
    5. International production networks


  2. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON
    CAPACITY-BUILDING AREAS
    1. Policy capacity-building
    2. Institutional capacity-building
    3. Private sector development and facilitation
    4. Investment promotion for agro-based industries
    5. Technological capacity-building in rural areas

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Last updated: 26 February 2004